CVE-2011-0727

GNOME Display Manager 2.x < 2.32.1 - Symlink Attack via dmrc or Face Icon File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.

References (20)

Core 20
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43714
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43854
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797

Scores

EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 20.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (27)
gnome/gdm 2.0
gnome/gdm 2.2
gnome/gdm 2.3
gnome/gdm 2.4
gnome/gdm 2.5
gnome/gdm 2.6
gnome/gdm 2.8
gnome/gdm 2.13
gnome/gdm 2.14
gnome/gdm 2.15
... and 17 more
Published Mar 31, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026